The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006: A paradigm shift in Indian regulatory scenario

Pharmaceutical Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Palthur, M P ^b   Palthur, S S S ^b   Chitta, Suresh Kumar ^a  

^a SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Food safety and standards authority of India; Indian food laws; Multiple food laws; The Food Safety and Standards Act

Indexed keywords

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; INDIA; LAW; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; REVIEW;

EID: 77953457553     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19185561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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